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The prevalence of individuals with obesity or overweight has steadily increased over the past decades both worldwide, and in the United States. This trend is also evident in the older adult population, which has experienced a continuous rise in the number of individuals with overweight or obesity. This is relevant due to the impact of obesity in older adults' quality of life, physical function, morbidity, and healthcare costs. This review aims to provide practical guidance and currently available approaches for healthcare professionals in managing this population. Both non-pharmacological methods such as intensive behavioural therapy, nutritional interventions, and physical activity, as well as anti-obesity medications, are discussed, with a focus on their potential positive and negative effects in older adults. Additionally, bariatric therapy is evaluated, including current procedures available and the associated results and risks in the older population.
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Clinical Obesity is an international peer-reviewed journal publishing high quality translational and clinical research papers and reviews focussing on obesity and its co-morbidities. Key areas of interest are: • Patient assessment, classification, diagnosis and prognosis • Drug treatments, clinical trials and supporting research • Bariatric surgery and follow-up issues • Surgical approaches to remove body fat • Pharmacological, dietary and behavioural approaches for weight loss • Clinical physiology • Clinically relevant epidemiology • Psychological aspects of obesity • Co-morbidities • Nursing and care of patients with obesity.
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